Euroasia Strings Competition

The Euroasia Association of Performing Arts is an independent non-profit organisation which is self-funded and under the Royal Patronage of His Royal Highness Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz. The Association is dedicated to the education, promotion and development of the performing arts in Malaysia, and seeks to do so by providing a wide variety of highly regarded programmes which are intercultural and internationally collaborative. In fulfilling its mission to educate, enhance and enrich the cultural vitality of the arts, Euroasia is supported by two of the world’s leading music education institutions, Trinity College London and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM).

Juries

Dr Andrew Filmer

Head Jury

Dr Andrew Filmer has diverse interests, from viola performance to musicology to public speaking. He is an advisor for the Australian and New Zealand Viola Society, and was the first non-American to be appointed to the position of Editor of the Journal of the American Viola Society (JAVS) in the publication’s 30-year history.

Somtow Sucharitkul

Co-Head Jury

Referred to by the International Herald Tribune as “the most well-known expatriate Thai in the world,” Somtow has returned to Thailand after five decades of wandering the world. He is an award-winning novelist and a composer of operas. He grew up in Europe and was educated at Eton and Cambridge.

Ryan Lewis

ABRSM

Ryan Lewis is a pianist and music educator from the UK, and is the South & East Asia Regional Consultant for ABRSM, having been based in Malaysia since 2013 working for the board. He graduated from King’s College London with first class honours and studied piano with Daniel-Ben Pienaar at the Royal Academy of Music.

U-Jin Lim

Trinity College London

U-Jin Lim gained his Bachelor’s degree at University of London Goldsmiths College, where he studied piano with Niel Immelman and Hilary Coates and composition with Edward Gregson. During his time at college, he was finalist in the Concerto competition and debut several avant-garde repertoire of contemporary composers.

Due to COVID-19, the 2020 preliminary round is an online video submission.

Get in Touch

Address: 1129 Jalan Haruan 21, Taman Oakland Fasa 3, 70200 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
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Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.euroasia.org.my

Euroasia Strings Competition 2020